The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-12-08
Our Rutland Letter.


Special Correspondence OF the SITTER
The idea has been brought forward
by certain Vermont newspapers that
immigration from England be en-
eouraged to New England and more
especially to Vermont. The idea is
too good a one to be lost without some
means being taken to bring about
such result. That Vermont can
raise good horses and cattle passes
beyond question. The ordinary
English farmer with his frugal habits
and methods of making the soil yield
its utmost, stimulated as he is by
heavy taxes and rent, compelled to
make every acre of ground produce
just so much feed and keep its quota
of cattle and sheep, here would find
room to work, and relief from some
of his burdens while he would infuse
new life and methods into many COM
munities where the slipshod style of
farming prevails. The tenant farm
er of England compelled to keep his
soil to the highest degree fertile, prac-
tees rotation of crops, saves every
element of fertility within his reach
to apply judiciously which in turn
yield him an abundant crop, fat cat
tie and English beef. Another evil
which retards the prosperity of farms
is the constant changing hands. Very
few sons stay on the home place and
watch the young orchard bear fruit,
which perhaps their father set out.
1t is the long association which rem
ders all these Improvements dear and
of value, and the care which is be-
slowed on them is worth more than
that of the man who expects his time
up by the first of April. How few
farmers there are who can say, ''This
land of mine was owned or cleared by
my grandfather" All these things
have a tendency to demoralize the
best interests of the farm. Many
improvements are of necessity slow
and costly and their results and prac-
teal benefits cannot be reached in a
short term of years.-Mrs. j. X.
Barney, who lectnred in this town
last week, is gifted lady and i'm
pressed her audiences by her thrilling
appeals to Christian men and women
to enter upon a holy crusade against
the diabolical traffic and to rally tC
the rescue of the many who are per,
ishing by reason of this traffic. Hel
lectures were interlarded with person.
al experiences Of the deepest interest
The burning of the Bardwell House
stables, Saturday night, is matter
much commented upon. This makes
the 18th barn or stables that have
been burned in the village limits since
Dec. 80, 1885, little less than two
years. That many of them, including
the one on Saturday night, have beer
set fires there is little doubt. The
loss Saturday night, falling principal
" upon j. w. Cramton and Cram
ton & Paige, will reach very nearl.
$3,000.-
"WHEN DoCToRs DISAGREE &C."
Rutland is in a complete fermen
over the closing of the schools upol
the ground of the prevalence of diph
liberia. This was done by vote O
the school board, Saturday evening
in accordance with the recommended
ton of health officer, Caverly. A
majority of Rutland's physicians con
dem the closing as uncalled for anC
unnecessary, and many citizens hole
to the same view. A few, however
stand firmly by DR.. Caverly. Th'
matter attracts universal attention
and is the talk of the day. The Her
aid this morning has two columns o
interviews and opinions. Hous'
of Correction now contains ~ IN
mates, II of whom are women.